This position is located in the Army National Guard (ARNG) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)/State, Territory, and District of Columbia Safety and Occupational Health Office. Located in Dallas, TX. Texas is one of 9 states with NO state income tax.

Duties

As a SAFETY SPECIALIST (Title 5) with the Texas Army National Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to: Serves as the State, Territory, District of Columbia Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the maintenance of a comprehensive ground and explosives, safety program for the State. Coordinates with senior safety personnel and provides quality actions and plans for the sustainment of State ARNG Safety and Occupational Health Management Systems. Implements plans, methods, and assess risks to improve safety in the workplace and off-duty environments. Reduces preventable mishaps in the preservation of ARNG personnel, equipment, facilities, and resources. Reviews and updates the State SOH Plan to include all applicable Army SOH functional areas. Reviews and updates State safety policy and Standard Operating Procedures for SOH programs. Performs inspections of daily operations and workplaces. Conducts or participates in. Identifies high risk hazardous operations and procedures and ensures mitigation countermeasures are effective. Performs inspections, assessments, and surveys of daily safety and occupational health operations and workplaces requiring a degree of physical exertion and considerable standing, walking, climbing, lifting of moderately heavy objects, reaching or similar movements. Conducts safety and occupational health surveys of offices, storage areas, and industrial areas to determine compliance with applicable occupational safety standards. Monitors employee performance, environmental conditions, facilities, and equipment for compliance with OSHA. Identifies hazards and unsafe conditions and practices. Reports findings, assigns risk assessment codes, recommends corrective actions, and conducts follow-up inspections. Conducts safety education. Prepares and distributes safety promotional and informative materials to maintain safety awareness. Prepares and conducts briefings, meetings, training classes, and associated functions. Determines safety education requirements for individuals or groups. Develops training plans to ensure worker qualification and competency. Prepares and conducts general and specialized training courses for supervisors, collateral duty representatives, labor union representatives, safety committees, and employees on safety related matters. Participates in safety committee meetings to answer questions and provide recommendations. Investigates and prepares responses to employee reports of alleged unsafe or unhealthy working conditions. Leads or participates in interdisciplinary working groups to support local initiatives, resolve safety related issues, or develop strategies for improving safety performance. Serves as project officer for local safety initiatives. Performs or participates in mishap investigations involving Army personnel, equipment, property, or operations. Interviews witnesses and supervisors to gather factual data. Identifies elements contributing to human and machine failure which may lead to injury or property damage. Assesses and analyzes findings and prepares reports including recommendations to reduce, eliminate, or control the hazards and minimize the potential of recurrence. Prepares a final report of findings with recommendations to correct the unsafe acts or conditions which caused the injury or property damage, ensures on the spot correction. Reviews purchase, service, and construction contracts. Reviews drawings and specifications for new construction and building alterations to determine the degree of compliance with standards and regulatory criteria. Recommends procedures to control or eliminate hazardous operations or conditions. Reviews contractor safety plans' inclusion of safety requirements which are applicable to the type of work being performed or product to be delivered for acceptance. Participates in preconstruction conferences, pre- and post- award meetings, and pre- and final inspections. Monitors contractor construction projects to assure safety requirements are followed and coordinates with project officer to resolves safety-related matters. Reviews proposed or changed work procedures and processes to assure proper safety techniques, procedures, and standards are established and followed. Reviews proposed or new regulations, SOPs, etc., Coordinates with external agencies and prepares and revises safety instructions, guides, and taskers that are relevant to higher Army headquarters, States, contractor, and subordinate installation employees. Investigates claims for Environmental Differential/Hazardous Differential Pay and prepares findings. Conducts safety training for supervisors and employees in accordance with all applicable regulations. Provides written material such as charts, mishap analysis and instruction guides. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

To be considered for qualification, your resume must include relevant experience with beginning and ending dates of employment/experience reflecting the following: Specialized Experience Required To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must include relevant experience with beginning and ending dates of employment/experience reflecting at least 1-year equivalent experience to at least GS-0018-09 (next lower grade level) experience, education, or training performing periodic/unscheduled inspections of base facilities, warehouses, and equipment maintenance operations and evaluated compliance with applicable regulations and hazard system. AND Recommended measures and methods to correct safety and occupational health deficiencies. Participated in planning for testing of munitions, and assured integration of explosive safety criteria in testing procedures. AND Reviewed test implementation directives for inclusion of appropriate safety criteria. AND Prepared supplements to regulations and manuals for aircraft weapons safety and developed local regulations defining applicable mishap prevention procedures. or Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. If using education to meet minimum qualifications, you MUST upload a copy of your transcripts. or Have a combination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience that may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified.

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related

*If using education to meet minimum qualifications, you MUST upload a copy of your transcripts.*

Contacts

• Address TX SAO 2200 West 35th St Austin, TX 78703 US
• Name: Human Resources Office
• Phone: (000)000-0000
• Email: [email protected]